Multidisciplinary Management of Acute Trauma and Emergency Surgery

A special issue of Journal of Personalized Medicine (ISSN 2075-4426). This special issue belongs to the section "Personalized Therapy in Clinical Medicine".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 February 2026 | Viewed by 295

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Department of Emergency Medicine, University of New Mexico Hospital, Albuquerque, NM 87106, USA
Interests: emergency medicine; venous thromboembolism; frailty; trauma; data science

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Dear Colleagues,

Trauma remains one of the leading global health challenges, accounting for over five million deaths annually. Advances in precision and systems-based medicine are redefining how we approach the complex continuum of trauma care, i.e., from prehospital interventions to surgical management, critical care, rehabilitation, and system-level care coordination.

This Special Issue of the Journal of Personalized Medicine seeks to unite leading experts, innovators, and clinicians to illuminate the future of multidisciplinary strategies in trauma and emergency surgery management. We invite original research, translational studies, comprehensive reviews, and editorials that explore cutting-edge interventions, emerging strategies like precision-guided resuscitation, machine learning applications, and enhanced surgical pathways. Submissions highlighting innovations across diagnostics, therapeutics, system design, and multidisciplinary collaboration are particularly encouraged. This Special Issue aim to deepen our understanding of multidisciplinary teams and inspire new solutions in one of medicine’s most dynamic fields. We invite you to share your expertise, innovations, and vision.

Dr. Oluwafemi Patrick Owodunni
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Keywords

  • trauma
  • emergency surgery
  • acute care surgery
  • trauma systems
  • prehospital care
  • resuscitation
  • critical care
  • hem-orrhage control
  • damage control surgery
  • trauma outcomes

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Frailty Screening in the Emergency Department Enables Personalized Multidisciplinary Care for Geriatric Trauma Patients
by Oluwafemi P. Owodunni, Tatsuya Norii, Sarah A. Moore, Sabrina L. Parks Bent, Ming-Li Wang and Cameron S. Crandall
J. Pers. Med. 2026, 16(2), 89; https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm16020089 - 4 Feb 2026
Abstract
Frailty is a multidomain reduction in physiologic reserve that impacts recovery and can contribute to poor outcomes following trauma beyond what chronological age, comorbidities, or injury severity predicts. In geriatric trauma patients, a large proportion are frail or prefrail on initial encounter in [...] Read more.
Frailty is a multidomain reduction in physiologic reserve that impacts recovery and can contribute to poor outcomes following trauma beyond what chronological age, comorbidities, or injury severity predicts. In geriatric trauma patients, a large proportion are frail or prefrail on initial encounter in the emergency department, and because there are opportunities for actionable management plans, major trauma guidelines endorse systematic screening integrated into coordinated geriatric trauma care. We reviewed the literature and identified practical instruments used in the acute trauma setting for risk stratification. Additionally, we highlight the feasibility of using these instruments, as some can be completed via patient report, proxy input, or chart review when cognition, language, or caregiver availability limits history-taking. Implementation efforts succeed when shared mental models are leveraged and screening is embedded in the electronic health record system, linked to order sets and trigger-based pathways that offer downstream goal-directed care management, such as early mobility, delirium prevention, nutrition, medication review, and comprehensive geriatric assessment. Additionally, we highlight the importance of initiating early goals-of-care discussions and coordinating care with palliative care services. Resource-limited systems can preserve the same architecture by using nurse-led or allied staff-led screening, tele-geriatric consultation, and virtual interdisciplinary huddles. Lastly, we expand upon opportunities for longitudinal post-discharge follow-up. We describe how targeted initiatives translate research into practice, improve outcomes, and support longitudinal reassessment through in-person and telehealth follow-up visits. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Multidisciplinary Management of Acute Trauma and Emergency Surgery)
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